It's pretty obvious here that you don't understand how tik tok works..

Apparently it's on Kindle Unlimited. Gonna have to download it when I get home!

I searched this story specifically to see the comments scoffing about the importance of this. People still deny that the historical context of the past has lasting effects on current times.

It’s like people are offended at having to acknowledge that there has been and still is gender and racial inequality in society

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I'm just happy to see support going to all those suffering people, no matter the source or the reason, humanity coming together to help in times of crisis is nice to see.

I'm not disagreeing with you at all, I think it needs to be reduced, but of that 27% (per US gov stats on CO2 for transportation) only 41% is passenger cars. So really, passenger vehicles are only 11% of CO2 emissions. It's not nothing but it's also not the largest contributor.

Point being it can be nonzero and still be effective. We don't need to ban all ICE options, we just need most people to move to alternatives so that the few people who have legitimate need for ICE can still use it.

Yeah we know from the other 30 bots who posted this

> Even now, what is, 100 companies(?) produce 70% of the world's emissions?

This stat gets quoted a lot but it misrepresents the issue somewhat. The largest emission producing companies are - surprise surprise - fossil fuel producers, and IIRC the methodology included the transportation and consumption of that fuel. If we want to reduce their emissions, we have to have replacements for their demand.

Yes, legislate the shit out of them, but 20-25% of all worldwide emissions are from the transportation sector (including within those businesses). We need to replace that, as we are also doing in electricity generation.

Honestly I wish there was more focus on agriculture. It's by many metrics the most destructive sector - in terms of emissions, land usage, water usage, biodiversity loss, topsoil loss, etc.

> Mass adoption is definitely inevitable, and the growth rates of the EV market are huge, but buying an electric vehicle today is still not a straightforward decision - especially in single car households.

Sure, but the article is partly about that right?

> The range and charging infrastructure doesn’t yet provide a credible alternative to that of internal combustion engines.

Can't agree with all of this. I can buy a mainstream EV today with the same range as my ICE car, and the cities/highways around here have plenty of charging infrastructure. I would agree that it's something of a postcode lottery, and rural areas are naturally far less well served, but people in rural areas are also going to be set up far better for home charging.

> As ranges and charging speeds improve, it’ll become as easy (if not easier) to charge your car than fill the fuel tank.

I often say that it needs a change in thinking. I don't think the "gas station" setup is going to survive as it currently does. You'll charge your EV when doing something else - park and plug. A lot of have previously focused on charging times for EVs, but if you're spending a few hours watching a movie while it charges it suddenly matters a whole lot less. Of course, for long-distance it still matters a lot but the percentage of daily journeys that are beyond the range of an EV battery is tiny.

> At the moment an EV often represents a more expensive initial outlay versus a traditional power train.

Very true, but again that's kinda the point of the article ;-)

It's a legit question. All the article says it's that the daughter made a TikTok post and BOOM it got 43 million views. The 1st post. How? Did the daughter already have a huge following? Is she a marketing genius. I'm genuinely curious, especially since TikTok users doesn't seem like the appropriate demographic.

Also, who the fuck even says "boomer humor" any more? 😄

Good, and I'm glad because it is so hard to break into that.

Dumbest comment ive seen all week. Straight up boomer humor.

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How does a 40 year old woman get 43 million views on TikTok? That's the real story.

Can confirm.

Oh I have author friends so I know how little authors make. Just wanted to make it clear that this is a legit best-seller.

That is certainly one possibility, although delivery vans are not consumer vehicles. I don’t think Amazon has any interest in becoming a car company.

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Naughty ol' Hitler may have been the driving force behind the death of 6 million people, but at least he made the autobahn!

sooo they should've kept it?

800 reviews and it has a 4.8 on Amazon. Also sounds right up my alley. Purchased!

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